London: Over one million (10 Lakh) Britons have signed a petition calling on the British Parliament to hold a new referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union (EU). The petition, signed by 1,086,840 supporters,

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's sets off on a three-day visit to Britain beginning Thursday with a focus on boosting ties in trade and investment, defence and energy sectors besides enhancing cooperation in combating

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the centre on a plea filed by Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai challenging her offloading Jan 11 at the airport here.Justice Rajiv Shakdher issued notice to

New Delhi: Environmental watchdog Greenpeace Sunday claimed that a woman official working with the NGO was stopped from boarding her flight to London at the airport here.The official was scheduled to address British parliamentarians Jan

London: Justifying the decision to install a Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Parliament Square here, Prime Minister David Cameron has said the initiative would lead to Britain cementing its historical connection with India. Cameron said

London: The Hinduja Group has acquired the historic Old War Office building having around 1,100 rooms in Central London for an undisclosed sum for conversion into a 5-star hotel and residential apartments.The heritage building at

London: The Church of England Monday officially enacted legislation to enable women to be ordained as bishops in the church.The enactment, formally passed at the general synod of the church Monday, was supported in a

Patna: A British parliamentary delegation on visit to Bihar to see the the development works in the state yesterday called on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his official residence here.The visiting delegates, led by House

London: In a humiliating blow to Prime Minister David Cameron, British lawmakers have rejected a proposal to participate in a possible US-led military strike against Syria in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons

London: Britain's House of Commons Thursday voted to reject a government motion on military action against Syria after an eight-hour intense debate.The parliamentary motion, calling for "a strong humanitarian response from international society" that includes

London, Jul 21 : A high-powered British parliamentary committee has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking if he was consulted over a controversial plan to introduce a hefty 3,000 pounds cash bond for ‘high-risk'